Chapter 856: Dao Realm
"Was that really necessary?" said Divine Emperor Yuan Jie. "Hand over Li Pin, and I'll spare your lives."
Divine Martial Emperor replied in a deep voice, "Save your empty threats. The Human Race's Heavenly Emperor won't be so easily divided."
The intent behind those words was obvious. It was a ploy to sow discord.
"That's not necessarily true." Divine Emperor Yuan Jie chuckled. "Your so-called leader of the Myriad Astral God Hall, the Sovereign Heavenly Emperor of Central Jin'que, he's rather easy to talk to."
The name, Central Sovereign Heavenly Emperor Jin'que, cast a shadow across the hearts of Divine Martial Emperor, Heavenly Emperor Tai Yi, Gu You, and the others.
He had been the Human Race's brightest prodigy in nearly a thousand epochs. The Supreme Council once placed high hopes on him, even believing he might become the twelfth seat among them. No one expected him to go that far, joining the Astral Lord Council, betraying the Human Race, and breaking everyone's trust.
At that moment, Li Pin stepped forward. "This spot will do."
Ji Shun wanted to say something, "Li Pin—"
Li Pin cut him off. "I've been waiting for this fight for a long time. There's no need to say anything more."
With that, he stepped off the Light of Humanity warship and walked straight toward Divine Emperor Yuan Jie. He raised a hand and gestured. "After you."
When he saw Li Pin leave the warship, Divine Emperor Yuan Jie thought he was surrendering to save the others. But after overhearing Li Pin's words to Ji Shun, a flicker of surprise crossed his face.
Now, seeing Li Pin adopt a stance inviting battle... one could almost picture a question mark floating above his head.